A Unique Week

I had several firsts this week, which is always kind of fun. Well, depending on the firsts I guess.

The one that comes most readily to mind is getting a negative score on Ticket to Ride. That's right, check out the screenshot!

That was a fun game! And not just because I got a score of -274, but also because I really annoyed Jessica and Sarah while doing it!  :-)

Something else that wasn't really a first, and didn't actually happen this week, was that I sang in the Stake Choir for Stake Conference last week. There was a very nice Spirit there, and the talks were excellent. And I had a great seat!

On a somewhat more somber note, this week was the first time I helped dress a deceased brother for a funeral. I hadn't known the brother who we were dressing personally, but he had been a friend for 30+ years of another one of the brethren there, so it was a very touching process. I actually felt really privileged to be there performing that last service for him. I'm glad I did it.

I've been thinking about starting to go to single adult activities, and maybe even dating again. But I admit its not for the right reasons. There is a single sister in our Ward who I think may be interested in me, but I am not the slightest bit interested in her. So I was thinking that if I brought a girlfriend to church she might look elsewhere. I don't even really think that its me she's interested in, I think she just wants to get married again.

A little over a week ago I also gave my first multiplayer online game a trial run in my class. Basically each player moves around the board and clicks on any question they want. Each question is worth ten points and as soon as a question is answered correctly it disappears. Man, my students were going nuts! At one point I even reminded them that it was just a game, that it wasn't serious. To which one of my students responded: "You've made it serious."

I guess I could explain that a little better. I break each semester into four quarters. During each quarter I assign students to be in specific groups. The groups can earn points by volunteering, speaking in Spanish, getting good grades, doing their homework, etc., and they can lose points by being absent or for inappropriate behavior (such as swearing or sexual innuendo). Anyway, at the end of each quarter every member of the group with the highest score gets a treat of their choice. Usually its Oreos, Kit Kats, donuts, or something similar.

There are of course some students who don't get into it. But there are a lot more students who really get into it! And so when I told the class that the amount of points that they earned in this review game would be added to their group's score, well, let's just say I think that it added to their enthusiasm.  ;-)